Jordan is talking to the World Bank about a $1 billion soft loan as it seeks to cut the cost of its debt repayments and revive an economy strained by
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Scandal-tainted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have a clearer path to victory than his rival as Israel's election enters the homestretch.
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Baring Private Equity Asia has signed pacts to acquire a 30% stake in NIIT Technologies Ltd and made an open offer to buy up to 26% more in the Indian software services company. The PE firm is buying 30% of NIIT Technologies from its parent NIIT Ltd for …
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Sydney (AFP) – A Dutchman completed an epic 95,000 kilometre (59,000 mile) journey by electric car in Sydney Sunday in a bid to prove the viability of such vehicles in tackling climate change. Wiebe Wakker drove his retrofitted station wagon nicknamed …
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Justin Trudeau is trying to move on after the most bruising two months of his time in office — but the damage may already be done. Resignations have
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